, 1887-07-21
several cases.
hAIp1Na SOCIALISTS.

hAlDINt SNtIAlISIS'
The National Reitung announces n
successful police raid on Berlin social
lists yesterday evenin.; when seven
persons, forming central committee
of the secret society of democrats,
were arrested. 1t is reported that
grave evidence of reasonable conspir-
acy has been obtained against them,
IN FOR TREASON.
The Danish Captain Sarauw, who
was condemned to twelve years inn
prsonment at hard labor for treason
and for being IL spy, has had his sem
tencc reduced to six years, the empe'
ror having signified desire for the
early release of Sarauw and all other
prisoners convicted of treason. Klein
and Greber, who were recently con-
victed ut Leipsic will be transferred to
Halle penitentiary. Captain Sarauw
will bc tranferred from Halle to the
prison at Cloctezensi near Berlin
IMPORT DUTIES.
The Budesrath has decided to enforce
the new import duties on alcohol after
the 20th inst. The law for the sup
preston and for the placing of taxes
on drinks will be enforced after the
first of September. The making OF
spirits on account of federal states will
commence on October lst and the
sale OF alcohol by states will be begun
on January lst.
CROWN PRINCES CONDITION.
The latest report from the medical
gentleman identified with the Crown
Prince Frederick William, is that the
treatment adopted has proven abso-
lutely successful. He is said to be
going to Ems to recruit his health.
His English physician, DR., Mackenzie,
declares that cure has been effected.
BOUND FOR AMERICA.
Denrici, the well-known anti-Senitist
has decided to quit Berlin and go to
America.
RUSSIAN SECURITIES.
The chief topic of interest in Berlin,
after French situation, is unceasing
depreciation OF Russian stocks. The
fact is now recognized by both politi
cal and financial circles, that the
movement is not by lobby spectators
but has definite political inspiration
and is part of the government cam
paign of retaliation against Russian
anti-German economic policy. Dur
ing the last fortnight the fall in Rus
sian securities of all issues, averaged
fully six per cent. The fall would have
been even greater but for the receipt
Of some "stop" orders and orders to buy
These combined for time to
stay decline. Since Monday large
purchases have been made daily by
the Russian government. These pur-
chases, however, have proven INSULT
cient to check the sales, and even to-
day, when the bourse was at its dull
est, investors combined to unload their
Russian holdings IN large quantities,
causing still further decline in prices.
Champions OF Russian securities ac-
knowledged themselves beaten, and
accepted the situation with the best
grace possible. Dealers are convinced
that sales of these Russian securities
will not cease until they fall beneath
the present nominal value, when Lon
don and Paris will show Il readiness
to absorb them. This economic
duel between Paris and Berlin
does not in the meantime seem to af-
feet the political relations Of Berlin
and st. Petersburg. But official adj
vices, on the contrary, give expression
to evaporation of ministers OF the
car at the decisive check which Rus
sian credit has experienced. 1t has
even put stop to negotiations OF new
conversion loan which was contem-
plated on gigantic scale and which
the government hoped to effect
through German capitalists, thus plac-
ing the finances OF Russia on II
sounder basis. Russian application to
the Paris Rothschilds to take up tinan-
cial projects dropped by German
houses will not succeed. Return of
economic friendship will not be as
sisted by the latest Russian order, dis
missing all Germans employed in COM
mercial and banking houses i'll Ria,
st. Petersburg, Moscow and elsewhere
in Russia, nor the governments re-
fusal to adopt the concurrent edict OF
the professor OF Dorphat university
that it would be unwise henceforth to
exact exclusively the use of the Rus
sian language in the classes, which re-
fusal caused the professors without eX-
ception TO resign. The enforcement
Of the government edict will be post
poned for three years, but after that
the last German school in the Baltic
provinces will be extinguished.
AUSTRIA.